On Monday, September 26, 2022, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a report which evaluated the administration and take-up of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax
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by Frank J. Thompson, Academy Fellow and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University Through legislative and executive initiatives, the Biden administration has successfully bolstered federal programs to preserve and expand
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Many Americans struggle with the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Acts, funding has
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A new initiative established under the leadership of former Mayor and Congressman Ben McAdams in partnership with the Sorenson Impact Center, GFOA, and Urban3 The Academy’s Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships
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Longer Than We Think By Mark Pisano – Academy Fellow and Co-Chair of the Standing Panel on Intergovernmental Systems Up to now, we have presumed that if we need workers,
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By Henry Cisneros and Sarah Rosen Wartell, Academy Fellows. On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA will provide $550 billion in
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To read the full brief, visit the Pew website. https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2021/12/pandemic-related-funding-boosts-federal-grants-to-states
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Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) have provided financial lifelines to state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments facing the dual challenges of a
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In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC). It increased the credit to $3,000 per child ($3,600 for children under age 6), expanded access
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In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit. The four main changes are: raising the maximum age to 17; increasing the dollar value of the benefit
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This article was originally published on the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and can be accessed here. In March 2020, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a $11.8 billion budget that was $500 million
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Practical strategies for prioritizing use of federal funding streams Over the next few months, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments and other eligible entities (i.e., hospitals, public schools, and
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